Our Ping G400 SFT vs Ping G400 Max driver test took place at Abu Dhabi Golf Club and Saadiyat Beach.
We used Trackman 4 to gather the data and hit premium range balls.
Ping G400 SFT vs Ping G400 Max – The methodology
I was fitted into the Ping G400 SFT last summer and used it out on the course at the back end of the 2017 season.
It produced great numbers for me in my initial review but I did struggle with it a bit out on the course as I was missing fairways to the left 90 percent of the time.
That’s as much to do with my technique but the SFT technology – a tungsten weight in the heel was perhaps closing the face a bit quickly on me and contributing to that tuggy, hooky left miss.
Another thing I found was the slightly smaller 445cc head didn’t fill me with as much confidence as the TaylorMade M2 which I used for the most of the 2017 season.
But I loved the feel off the face and was getting superb ball speed numbers from the G400 SFT.
I was all ears when Ping introduced the G400 Max as it seemed to be ticking all of the boxes I was looking for in a driver.
